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Identifying urban and peri-urban areas inhabited by species of reptiles and amphibians represents the first step in understanding how herpetofauna can adapt to anthropogenic factors. This is particularly true for regions where sampling biases have left significant gaps in our knowledge of fauna distribution, such as Romania. The aim of the study is to show my preliminary observations on the herpetofauna and its use of habitats in the urban and peri-urban environments from the city of Pitești, Argeș County, located in southern Romania. I identified nine species of amphibians ( Salamandra salamandra, Lissotriton vulgaris, Triturus cristatus, Bombina variegata, Bufo bufo, Bufotes viridis, Hyla orientalis, Pelophylax ridibundus  and  Rana dalmatina ) and nine species of reptiles ( Emys orbicularis, Trachemys scripta, Lacerta agilis, Lacerta viridis, Podarcis muralis, Anguis colchica, Coronella austriaca, Natrix natrix  and  Natrix tessellata ). The most abundent species in urban environments were  Podarcis muralis  and  Bufotes viridis , with other species naturally present in the same habitats being  Lacerta viridis, Hyla orientalis  and  Bufo bufo . In an artificial urban pond there were present  Emys orbicularis  and the invasive species  Trachemys scripta  (together with other exotic turtles belonging to other genera) as a result of translocation and releases. When taking into account the peri-urban areas as well, the most abundant species in the study area were  Bombina variegata, Rana dalmatina  and  Bufotes viridis , the first two being limited to the woodland area. The most widespread species were  Hyla orientalis, Bufotes viridis, Lacerta viridis, Podarcis muralis  and  Natrix natrix . These widespread species were present throughout all the study area. I have also recorded some species of reptiles with very few observations in the Argeș County:  Natrix tessellata  and  Trachemys scripta . Finally, I identified anthropogenic factors that negatively impact the herpetofauna, such as habitat loss, direct persecution, road mortality, invasive species and poaching.

New data regarding the distribution and status of the herpetofauna from urban and peri-urban habitats in the city of Pitești, Argeș county (Romania)